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Vance Visits Southern Border to Highlight Drop in Illegal Crossings

The vice president says the United States has no plans to invade Mexico to confront the drug cartels.
Vance Visits Southern Border to Highlight Drop in Illegal Crossings
U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) speaks as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard look on during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 5, 2025. Vance is visiting the southern border to tour operations and meet with local, state, and federal officials regarding the significant decline in illegal crossings since U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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EAGLE PASS, Texas—Vice President JD Vance visited Shelby Park at the Mexican border on March 5 to tout the plummeting number of illegal immigrants crossing into the country under the Trump administration.

With the municipal park—known as the epicenter of illegal immigration in Texas—as his backdrop, Vance said the country saw millions of illegal immigrants and a record increase in crime committed by those staying in the country unlawfully under the Biden administration.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.